Letting go of things that hold me back, a poem

When I received this poem two years ago, I saw it as a universal poem with meaning for everyone, and partially for me. I received the words, agreed with their message, published the book, and forgot the poem. Recently I’ve been rereading Unfolding—A Collection of Wisdom Poetry, and this poem jumps out at me as the one that has the most relevance to me at this time.

I’m about to publish a book about aging well, and one of the most important goals is to be focused on the aspects of living tha...